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Re: Ludwick out until at least mid-August

Originally Posted by Trajinous

That was SEVEN years ago!!!! Xavier Paul is putting up better numbers than Sizemore did in his last 5 seasons. You're delusional to expect anything more than a .250+ avg from Sizemore. He could have some power off the bench but that's it.

He can field too, he might even know how many out there were when a fly ball ended up in the CF glove.

He's not going to be star but worrying about him taking Robinson/Lutze's ab's away is the least of my worries

Re: Ludwick out until at least mid-August

Originally Posted by westofyou

Well Lutz and Robinson have SLG% less than .341, Lutz is OPSing a robust .611 and bats LH, as does Sizemore, it's not a move backwards. If anything it's lateral

Yep. Worst-case scenario, Sizemore doesn't heal and nothing is lost. Semi-bad case, he only produces no better than Lutz or Robinson in which the Reds still haven't lost a thing. But if Sizemore gets back on track anything remotely like he used to be, the Reds have found a steal.

"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda

Re: Ludwick out until at least mid-August

Like I stated earlier, he declined every year after 2006. He has barely played this decade.

The Reds are one of the best teams in the league. I believe they have a higher standard than a injury proned player that peaked 7 years ago. There's a reason he hasn't been signed.

No one is saying the guy is a sure thing. Heck, no one is even getting their hopes up he has anything left in the tank. But signing a guy to a minor league deal or a one-year split contract is a drop in the bucket.

You're acting like the Reds' would be gambling away all their valuable resources with a flier. That's all this is... a no-risk proposition. Either it works out or it doesn't. If it doesn't, all they're out is a minimal amount of money.

"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda

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